Buyside - Senior Risk Manager
A major investment advisory firm focused on credit relative value and capital structure trading strategy is seeking a Senior Risk Manager for their team in NYC. The firm manages strategies across Tail Hedging, Credit RV, and Closed-End funds, they have capitalized impressively on recent market volatility.
Position:
- Reporting to the Head of Risk, this position will cover synthetic credit (CDS, CDS index, CDSO) and other derivatives. The team is responsible for working directly with PMs and investors, advising and quantifying risk.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with PMs and investment team to improve trading strategy
- Work with the Head of Risk to upscale risk infrastructure
- Collaborate with the Investor Relations group to produce insight solutions to clients
- Responsible for ad-hoc portfolio analysis, working on scenario simulations
Qualifications:
- 7-10+ years of experience in a buyside risk management position
- Strong academic pedigree (Masters+)
- Direct and focused experience on cash and synthetic credit
- Strong working knowledge on Greeks, Duration, and Convexity
- Comfort with Python and SQL (the stronger, the better)
- Proven experience working directly with PMs + Investment teams, and desire to further integrate risk with other departments
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